LatinNews Daily - 08 January 2019

Opposition pressures Uruguay gov’t over Venezuela

Development: On 7 January Uruguay’s centre-right opposition Partido Nacional (PN, Blancos) issued a statement rejecting the legitimacy of the Venezuelan government led by President Nicolás Maduro and criticising the Uruguayan government led by President Tabaré Vázquez for failing to follow the lead of its regional neighbours in moving not to recognise the Maduro government as legitimate.